Influence of spin-polarized current on superconductivity and the realization of large magnetoresistance

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 26, 2007, Pages

  Miao, Guo Xing ^a   Yoon, Kapsoo ^a   Santos, Tiffany S ^a   Moodera, Jagadeesh S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MULTILAYERS; SPIN POLARIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

INTERFACIAL TRANSMITTIVITY; MULTILAYER SYSTEMS; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENT; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 34547355137     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.267001     Document Type: Article

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